{"id":21447,"date":"2021-05-18T15:19:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T20:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=21447"},"modified":"2021-05-18T15:19:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T20:19:49","slug":"the-end-is-near-as-al-ewing-sets-the-stage-for-a-legendary-finale-with-immortal-hulk-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2021\/05\/18\/the-end-is-near-as-al-ewing-sets-the-stage-for-a-legendary-finale-with-immortal-hulk-49\/","title":{"rendered":"THE END IS NEAR AS AL EWING SETS THE STAGE FOR A LEGENDARY FINALE WITH IMMORTAL HULK #49!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong><u>THE END IS NEAR AS AL EWING SETS THE STAGE FOR A LEGENDARY FINALE WITH IMMORTAL HULK #49!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em>Immortal Hulk #49, the penultimate issue of the groundbreaking run, arrives in August!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr.jpg?resize=640%2C975\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr-scaled.jpg?resize=672%2C1024 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr-scaled.jpg?resize=197%2C300 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr-scaled.jpg?resize=98%2C150 98w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1170 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr-scaled.jpg?resize=1008%2C1536 1008w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr-scaled.jpg?resize=1344%2C2048 1344w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr-scaled.jpg?w=1681 1681w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HULK2018049_cvr-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>New York, NY \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0This year will see the climactic end to one of the most critically acclaimed runs in recent history: Al Ewing and Joe Bennett\u2019s IMMORTAL HULK. Closing out this thought-provoking, character redefining epic with IMMORTAL HULK #50, Ewing and Bennett will bid farewell to Bruce Banner, the Green Door, and all the unforgettable elements they\u2019ve cemented into the Hulk mythos. But there are plenty of surprises still in store and fans will want to pick up IMMORTAL HULK #49 where the build-up to the explosive final issue begins with a bang!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s finally time to admit it &#8211; IMMORTAL HULK is reaching the end of the story we set out to tell,\u201d Ewing said. \u201cIssue #49 brings jade-jaws to the gates of the abyss and a final accounting of his life &#8211; in time for a last issue you&#8217;ll have to experience to believe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gate is a thing of divine power &#8211; a thing of forever. But even for the strongest one there is, it bears the warning: ABANDON HOPE, ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE. Check out Alex Ross\u2019 mesmerizing cover below and don\u2019t dare miss IMMORTAL HULK #49 when it hits stands on August 4<sup>th<\/sup>! For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marvel.com\/articles\/comics\/al-ewing-immortal-hulk-final-issue-announcement\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.marvel.com\/articles\/comics\/al-ewing-immortal-hulk-final-issue-announcement&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621455155275000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEoIaXmFpjENl9Q0MmVgiSZt-qddA\">Marvel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IMMORTAL HULK #49<br \/>\nWritten by AL EWING<br \/>\nArt by JOE BENNETT<br \/>\nCover by ALEX ROSS<br \/>\nOn Sale 8\/4!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>To find a comic shop near you, visit\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621455155275000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE2_vRvL3zgRtFt9i2uIN1bBHpAcQ\"><strong>www.comicshoplocator.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>About Marvel Entertainment<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world&#8217;s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=marvel.com&amp;data=02%7C01%7CABlackwood%40marvel.com%7Cac4dcc52497e43a891c608d78fb24a72%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C637135868222462834&amp;sdata=x%2FkKTurnD6WZlxb9%2BxXWMLWcQJ5Uj34MgXirBgrV27k%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dmarvel.com%26data%3D02%257C01%257CABlackwood%2540marvel.com%257Cac4dcc52497e43a891c608d78fb24a72%257C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%257C1%257C0%257C637135868222462834%26sdata%3Dx%252FkKTurnD6WZlxb9%252BxXWMLWcQJ5Uj34MgXirBgrV27k%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621455155275000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFCo402ElkpNxNoXXIWkzz6HIVBA\">marvel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a9 2021 MARVEL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE END IS NEAR AS AL EWING SETS THE STAGE FOR A LEGENDARY FINALE WITH IMMORTAL HULK #49! Immortal Hulk #49, the penultimate&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[19,895],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMHULK_Teaser.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17545,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/06\/29\/immortal-hulk-20-preview\/","url_meta":{"origin":21447,"position":0},"title":"IMMORTAL HULK #20 Preview","author":"DiRT","date":"June 29, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"(W) Al Ewing (A) Joe Bennett (CA) Alex Ross Bruce Banner is being hunted on two fronts by two dead loved ones turned nightmarish, implacable foes. 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